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Image-guided adaptive radiation treatments reduce short-term side effects for patients with prostate cancer

Image-guided adaptive radiation treatments reduce short-term side effects for patients with prostate cancer

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients with prostate cancer by helping clinicians accurately ai

Image-guided adaptive radiation treatments reduce short-term side effects for patients with prostate cancer

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients with prostate cancer by helping clinicians accurately ai
Researchers turn cancer cells into less harmful cell types

Researchers turn cancer cells into less harmful cell types

by University of BaselHigh-throughput drug screen reveals estrogen receptor α (ERα) induction in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) upon polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibition. A Schematic of the

Researchers turn cancer cells into less harmful cell types

by University of BaselHigh-throughput drug screen reveals estrogen receptor α (ERα) induction in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) upon polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibition. A Schematic of the
Researchers reveal key mechanism of natural killer cell dysfunction

Researchers reveal key mechanism of natural killer cell dysfunction

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesIntratumoral NK cells lack abundant membrane protrusions. Credit:Nature Immunology(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-023-01462-9A team has revealed the

Researchers reveal key mechanism of natural killer cell dysfunction

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesIntratumoral NK cells lack abundant membrane protrusions. Credit:Nature Immunology(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-023-01462-9A team has revealed the
Cancer diagnoses dropped sharply in Alberta during COVID-19 response

Cancer diagnoses dropped sharply in Alberta during COVID-19 response

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPandemic restrictions corresponded with a significant drop in diagnoses of breast, colorectal and prostate cancers as well

Cancer diagnoses dropped sharply in Alberta during COVID-19 response

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPandemic restrictions corresponded with a significant drop in diagnoses of breast, colorectal and prostate cancers as well
Men over 40 with BRCA2 gene fault should get regular PSA screening, experts say

Men over 40 with BRCA2 gene fault should get regular PSA screening, experts say

by Institute of Cancer Research, LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainGuidelines should change so that all men over the age of 40 with faults in the BRCA2 gene should be offered regular PSA testing to detec

Men over 40 with BRCA2 gene fault should get regular PSA screening, experts say

by Institute of Cancer Research, LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainGuidelines should change so that all men over the age of 40 with faults in the BRCA2 gene should be offered regular PSA testing to detec
Clinical trial: Some sarcoma patients improve with T cell immunotherapy

Clinical trial: Some sarcoma patients improve with T cell immunotherapy

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: Pixabay from PexelsA clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. L

Clinical trial: Some sarcoma patients improve with T cell immunotherapy

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: Pixabay from PexelsA clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. L
Researchers report method to determine the absolute dose for new radiotherapy cancer treatment technique

Researchers report method to determine the absolute dose for new radiotherapy cancer treatment technique

by National Physical LaboratoryExperimental setup mounted on the patient couch and radiograph of the NPL PSPC. (a) (1) Gantry, (2) NPL PSPC, (3) measurement instrumentation for the NPL PSPC, (4)

Researchers report method to determine the absolute dose for new radiotherapy cancer treatment technique

by National Physical LaboratoryExperimental setup mounted on the patient couch and radiograph of the NPL PSPC. (a) (1) Gantry, (2) NPL PSPC, (3) measurement instrumentation for the NPL PSPC, (4)
Researchers identify new way to make cancer self-destruct

Researchers identify new way to make cancer self-destruct

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaATF4 is at a point after both pathways come back together. Credit: Penn MedicineFor years, researchers have been trying to target a

Researchers identify new way to make cancer self-destruct

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaATF4 is at a point after both pathways come back together. Credit: Penn MedicineFor years, researchers have been trying to target a
Team develops effective cigar warning signage

Team develops effective cigar warning signage

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineStimuli for the experimental conditions. Participants saw an image of a cigar store countertop at the point-of-sale with randomiza

Team develops effective cigar warning signage

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineStimuli for the experimental conditions. Participants saw an image of a cigar store countertop at the point-of-sale with randomiza
Study indicates who faces highest risk of HPV infection and anal cancer

Study indicates who faces highest risk of HPV infection and anal cancer

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainPrevious sexually transmitted infectio

Study indicates who faces highest risk of HPV infection and anal cancer

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainPrevious sexually transmitted infectio
Fighting liver cancer takes big financial toll: Study

Fighting liver cancer takes big financial toll: Study

by Cara MurezOut-of-pocket costs can leave Medicare patients with the most common type of liver cancer in financial distress.While Medicare payments in the first year after diagnosis withhepatoc

Fighting liver cancer takes big financial toll: Study

by Cara MurezOut-of-pocket costs can leave Medicare patients with the most common type of liver cancer in financial distress.While Medicare payments in the first year after diagnosis withhepatoc
DNA fragments in blood promise cheap, easy test for cancer

DNA fragments in blood promise cheap, easy test for cancer

by Amy NortonResearchers are reporting progress on a blood test that can detect multiple cancers in a relatively simpler, and potentially less pricey way than other tests under development.The test pi

DNA fragments in blood promise cheap, easy test for cancer

by Amy NortonResearchers are reporting progress on a blood test that can detect multiple cancers in a relatively simpler, and potentially less pricey way than other tests under development.The test pi